Best PlacesSan Angelo, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in the San Angelo metro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages are not the whole story, and the strongest areas score well above them. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
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San Angelo ranks 302nd of 387 U.S. metro areas on the BestNeighborhood index. It ranks low mainly on tree cover and distance from a big city. It does better on affordable childcare, which keeps it off the bottom.
The best neighborhoods in the San Angelo metro
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
The best areas in San Angelo
The towns and districts of the San Angelo metro, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood in each, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the metro.
Downtown San Angelo
Streets are more walkable, biking is better, and more households have young kids.
Goodfellow AFB
It is quieter, though more homes sit empty.
Grape Creek
Disaster risk is higher and commutes are longer.
Scores across San Angelo run from about the 3rd to the 87th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
San Angelo's strengths and weaknesses
San Angelo ranks near the bottom because several of the basics fall short at once. Affordable childcare is the standout, in the top 1% of metro areas. Cell coverage and fast internet follow.
The weak spots are broad rather than narrow: tree cover, distance from a big city, and crime all drag on the score. Those are area averages, and the map below shows which parts run well above them.
Where San Angelo ranks high
- Cheap childcare$518 a month, better than 99% of metro areas
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of metro areas
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of metro areas
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of metro areas
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of metro areas
Where San Angelo ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of metro areas
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of metro areas
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of metro areas
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of metro areas
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of metro areas
What it costs to buy a home in San Angelo
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Angelo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,422, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses San Angelo's effective rate of 1.28%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in San Angelo
San Angelo's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for San Angelo.
Who works in San Angelo, and how
Work in San Angelo centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in San Angelo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across San Angelo.
Is San Angelo growing, and who is moving in?
San Angelo has grown about 3% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dallas, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving San Angelo go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in San Angelo, month by month
San Angelo sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 46° | 32° |
| April | 85° | 68° | 52° |
| July | 100° | 85° | 72° |
| October | 85° | 68° | 53° |
Flying in and out of San Angelo
The nearest airport, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 178 miles away.
The best schools in and around San Angelo
Schools across San Angelo average a C, better than 24% of metro areas.
Top elementary schools
- Ft Concho ElA · 66% proficient
- Wall ElA · 64% proficient
- Santa Rita ElA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wall MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
- Lone Star MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Glenn MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Wall H SA+ · 86% proficient
- Irion H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Christoval H SB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Angelo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Angelo measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare San Angelo against the other 386 metro areas.
Who San Angelo suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 85% of metro areas and it is quieter than 66%.
Common questions about living in San Angelo
Is San Angelo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Angelo ranks 302nd of 387 metro areas. It scores highest on affordable childcare, cell coverage, and fast internet, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Angelo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,764. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $72,422 median income, cost of living beats 32% of metro areas.
Is San Angelo safe?
San Angelo is safer than 8% of metro areas. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $591 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in San Angelo?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 32. That works out to about 144 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of metro areas.
What are the best neighborhoods in San Angelo?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Downtown San Angelo, Goodfellow AFB, and Grape Creek. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is San Angelo good for families?
Schools beat 24% of metro areas, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $518 a month.
Is San Angelo good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 32% of metro areas, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 90% of metro areas. About 10% of workers already work from home.
Compare San Angelo with other metro areas
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Angelo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Angelo represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
San Angelo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Angelo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Angelo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Angelo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Angelo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Angelo detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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